The 4080th SRW designation
changed from 4080th SRW to 100th SRW on 11 February 1966, resulting in a
renumbering of the U-2 squadron from 4028th SRS to 349th SRS and the
4025th SRS to the 350th SRS.

On 11 July 1970 the force was moved from Bien
Hoa to U-Tapao (OL-RU) in Thailand. Just prior to the move, OL-20 was
upgraded to full squadron status and designated the 99th SRS.

In January 1973, the
U-2s of the 99th SRS flew more than 500 combat hours. That was the
first time any U-2 outfit flew 500 hours in a single month. That was
topped in December 1974 when they logged more than 600 hours.

(photo below and below left
fromDavid G Arrieta who is on the
far left in top photo)

99th SRS

U-TAPAO

WANTED

The U-2s were one of the last
units to be pulled out of Thailand in March 1976 and deployed to other
OL's around the globe. The Dragon Lady had proved to be a quite
capable and reliable reconnaissance platform

The 100th SRW, 99th SRS U-2 assets was
amalgamated with the 9th SRW in 1976 and it brought all the reconnaissance
assets under one command as the 9th SRW already controlled the 1st SRS, SR-71
Blackbird Operations and the 349th SRS and the 350th SRS became
AREFS Tanker units of the 100th Air Refuelling Wing in support of the
SR-71 Blackbird.

The 100th SRW performed world
wide surveillance mission like the monitoring of the ceasefire
between the Israelis/ Egyptians following the 1973 war. This
operation was
operated from RAF Akortiri in Cyprus and was named operation
OLIVE HARVEST - Operating Location OL-OH

100th

STRATEGIC

RECONNAISSANCE

WING OL-OH -(CYPRUS)

100th SRW

OL-OH

I HAVE IT

WANTED

349th

STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

U-2 DRAGON LADY

350th

STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

DC-130 / DRONES

100th SRW OL-8

J15+

100th SRW

QC & E MSEP EVALUATION

COLOUR SCAN & PATCH WANTED

COLOUR SCAN & PATCH WANTED

100th SRW OL-OH

WANTED

Thanks to Alec Fushi.

100th
STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE WING SUPPORT SQUADRONS

100th
AMMS

( DRONE UNIT)

100th
OMS

I
HAVE IT

I HAVE IT

100th
FMS?

WANTED

100th
AMS

100th
AMS

100th
AMS

"NEPHO"PHOTO

WANTED

WANTED

Thanks Peter

ELDON
SWAPP

WANTED

100th
OMS/99th SRS ?

U-TAPAO- THAILAND

U-2 DRAGON LADY

100th
FMS/ 99th SRS?

U-TAPAO- THAILAND

100th
OMS/99th SRS?

U-TAPAO-THAILAND

Patch seen on page 219 of the
4080th/100thSRW 20 Year History Book

100th
OMS/ 99th SRS?

U-TAPAO- THAILAND

No Bottom lettering/ did it have
the Dragon Lady wording removed as well?